Workload as a determinant of staff injury in intermediate care
| Autor: | Aleck Ostry, Judy Village, Yuri Cvitkoyich, Pamela A. Ratner, Marcy Cohen, Annalee Yassi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Staffing Personnel Staffing and Scheduling Nurses Workload Burnout Nursing Assistants Risk Factors Health care Task Performance and Analysis medicine Humans Burnout Professional Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health A determinant business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Focus Groups medicine.disease Focus group Emergency medicine Musculoskeletal injury Workers' Compensation Wounds and Injuries business Intermediate care |
| Zdroj: | International journal of occupational and environmental health. 10(4) |
| ISSN: | 1077-3525 |
| Popis: | Care aides (CAs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in intermediate care (IC) facilities experience high risks of injury. Workload measures were examined in eight IC facilities to ascertain their relationships with musculoskeletal injury rates, pain, burnout, and selfreported health. Workload was measured using 1) focus groups and telephone interviews to obtain CA/LPN perceptions; 2) systematic observation (numbers of tasks performed in shift); and 3) CA-to-resident staffing ratios. Controlling for resident dependency and facility funding, all workload measures were correlated with staff injury rates and burnout. Facilities with low injury rates had better CA/LPN-to-resident staffing ratios and fewer tasks. The differences in staffing reflected differences in how organizations prioritized and allocated resources. Thus, workload is an important determinant of injuries and increased staffing evels correlate with decreased injuries. |
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